A man has been charged with killing NFLer Adrian Peterson's young son.

The Minnesota Vikings running back's two-year-old boy, who has not been named, passed away on October 11 following an alleged assault.

Joseph Patterson, 27, has now been charged with one count of second degree murder and two counts of first degree manslaughter, as well as aggravated battery of an infant and felony child abuse, according to TMZ.com.